Lindsay Lohan Defends Racy Gun Photos as "Art"

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Lindsay Lohan defended recent photos taken of her with a gun against her mouth as art.

Lindsay Lohan defended racy photos she posted on her Twitter page earlier this week, ripping into critics who found the images that showed the scantily-clad "Mean Girls" starlet pressing a gun to her lips in poor taste.

The controversial images that resulted in a firestorm of criticism from fans show the 23-year-old actress sprawled on the floor and smeared with fake blood and were taken by celebrity photographer Tyler Shields for his book on the gritty side of glamour.

"Everyone has an idea of Lindsay Lohan and last night I had the pleasure of working with her," Shields wrote on his website after posting the photos Wednesday. "She is a huge art lover and simply wanted to create some and that is exactly what we did!"

Michael Lohan also said he wants a conservatorship over his daughter, giving him control over Lindsay's personal and business affairs.

Michael said he would do everything in his power to keep Lindsay from "becoming another Marilyn Monroe, Anna Nicole Smith, Michael Jackson or Heath Ledger," according to a statement he released this week.

Lohan's partying lifestyle has recently attracted some attention -- reportedly even from producers of VH1 reality TV show "Celebrity Rehab," according to gossip site TMZ.com, which claimed she refused a $1 million offer to be on the show. Rumors are also swirling that Lohan was fired from the film "The Other Side" for not being bankable.

"I think there's a big misconception of who I am as a person," Lohan said Wednesday in an interview with Los Angeles radio station 102.7 KIIS-FM.

"I am doing a clothing line, I am starting a movie soon, I'm producing some shows," she said. "I've just been working a lot, and it's not a crime to go out and have fun with your friends."